Payroll Specialist

Categories: Finance
Crinetics is a pharmaceutical company based in San Diego, California, developing much-needed therapies for people with endocrine diseases and endocrine-related tumors. We were founded by a dedicated team of scientists with the simple belief that better therapies developed from rigorous innovation can lead to better lives. Our work continues to make a real difference in the lives of patients. We have a prolific discovery engine and a robust preclinical and clinical development pipeline. We are driven by science with a patient-centric and team-oriented culture. This is an exciting time to join Crinetics as we shape our organization into the world’s premier fully-integrated endocrine company from discovery to patients. Join our team as we transform the lives of others.
 
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Payroll Manager, the Payroll Specialist is responsible for coordinating the day-to-day payroll functions while providing excellent customer service to internal employee payroll-related inquires. Their duties include processing timely and accurate completion of all employee pay as well as coordination of updates, changes, or onboarding needs in the company payroll system.
 
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:
These may include but are not limited to:
  • Produce timely and accurate processing of assigned payroll(s) and all related reporting and communication.
  • Manage timecards, time entry, and timekeeping software.
  • Run and review timecard exception reports and resolve exceptions prior to payroll processing.
  • Assist in multi-state payroll processing and management.
  • Manage of compliance with federal and state tax reporting.
  • Comply with all local, state, and federal laws regarding payroll, tax filings and reporting.
  • Follow appropriate state and federal taxation of employer paid benefits.
  • Assist with compiling payroll data, maintaining payroll control records, and preparation of various spreadsheets or account analysis reports as directed.
  • Perform audits to ensure proper payroll processing such as benefit deductions, vacation accrual, holiday pay, overtime pay, and leave of absence validation.
  • Assist with compiling payroll data, maintaining payroll control records, and preparation of various spreadsheets or account analysis reports as directed.
  • Address payroll-related inquiries from employees in a timely and accurate manner
  • Process garnishments and benefit premiums into the HRIS
  • Assist with documenting the payroll process.
  • Comply with organizational policies, procedures, performance improvement initiatives and maintains organizational and industry policies regarding confidentiality.
 
Education and Experience:
Required:
  • Bachelor’s degree in business or accounting degree or equivalent with 2 years’ experience with processing payroll.
  • Experience in HRIS/payroll software
  • 1 year of accounting experience
  • Software Knowledge: Windows, MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • In-depth understanding of payroll procedures, internal controls, audit trails and appropriate documentation, laws, and taxes
Preferred:
  • CPP or FPC Certified is a plus
  • SOX 404(b) experience
  • NetSuite experience
  • Paycor and Workday experience a plus
 
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
Physical Activities: On a continuous basis, sit at desk for a long period of time; intermittently answer telephone and write or use a keyboard to communicate through written means. Some walking and lifting up to 25 lbs. may be required. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate. The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and responsibilities.
 
Laboratory Activities (if applicable): Biology and chemical laboratory environment experience needed. Environmental health and safety requirements also apply.
 
Travel:
You may be required to travel for up to 5% of your time.
 
The Anticipated Base Salary Range: $26/hr. – $35/hr.
In addition to your base pay, our total rewards program consists of a discretionary annual target bonus, stock options, ESPP, and 401k match. We also provide top-notch health insurance plans for employees (and their families) to include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 20 days of PTO, 10 paid holidays, and a winter company shutdown.
 
The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience and education. Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
 
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Crinetics is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and/or expression), pregnancy, race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, religion or similar philosophical beliefs, disability, marital and civil union status, age, genetic information, veteran status or any personal attribute or characteristic that is protected by applicable local, state or federal laws.
 
Vaccination requirement:
Following extensive monitoring, research, consideration of business implications, and advice from internal and external experts, Crinetics requires that all employees and contractors be fully vaccinated and have received the COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment. “Full vaccination” is defined as two weeks after both doses of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks since a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request a reasonable accommodation.